Record



Jan. 2, 1934. E, K, BOTfLE 1,941,876

RECORD Filed March 18, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fg. Q. l0

JOHN DOE.

INVEN TOR. EDWARD K/eaY Bama, Dsca, BYBi/SARA JANE BorrLE,AoM1/w5mArQ/x,*QQ-ba Qu/vvv J ATTORNEYS.

Jan. 2, 1934.

E. K. BOTTLE REC ORD Filed March 18. 195l 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 JOHN DOE u' lr Y /7772/ A w [4 0111/. nWill/MMI]lll/11111111111111111a f INVENTOR.

EDWAQD k/QBY Bama, oec/D,

@Y `SARA JANE BorrLE, ADM/Msrm-r/a/x ATTORNEYS.y

Patented `lan.. 2, 1934 UNITED STATES L l,94l,$76

PATENT ori-ice RECORD Application March 18, 1931.

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a functionally and structurally improvedrecord capable of use in numerous diierent associations, but primarilyintended to be inscribed by a writing implement such as a pen or penciland in some instances a typewriter, to provide simultaneously by asingle operation a plurality of records.

A further object of the invention is that of constructing an article ofthis nature which may readily be manipulated and eiciently inscribed,and in which after such inscription, the record elements may readily beseparated from each other. v

Another object is that of furnishing a record which may be constructedlargely by automatic machinery and without the use of skilled labor sothat an article is provided which may be manufactured and sold at arelatively nominal figure.

With these and other objects in mind, reference is had to the attachedsheets of drawings, illustrating practical embodiments of the invention,and in which:

Fig. 1 shows a record ready to have its parts separated;

Fig. 2 is a similar View showing the parts in process of separation;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken along the lines3-3 and in the direction of the arrows of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a View similar to the first figure, but showing a slightlydiierent form of construction;

Fig. 5 is a view corresponding to Fig. 2, but showing the structure asillustrated in Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary transverse view taken along the lines 6-6 and inthe direction of the arrows of Fig. 4.

In the embodiments illustrated, the invention has been shown inconnection with a record embracing three inscription receiving surfaces,and two transfer layers. It is obvious that any desired number of layersof both types might be employed. Additionally, the outermost layers havebeen shown as connected to each other and in fact, forming integralparts secured together along their upper edges. While in many respects,according to the present invention,l this is desirable, nevertheless, itwill be understood that this connection might be of any desiredcharacter disposed adjacent or along any edge o f the record, or might,in fact, under certain conditions, be entirely dispensed with.

Thus, in these Views, the numerals 10, l1 and 12 indicate inscriptionreceiving layers, the first and last of which as afore brought out arecon- Serial No. 523,428

nected along their upper edges, at which point they may be providedwitha score line 13 so as to be capable of ready segregation. `The layer 11is in the form shown loosely disposed between the layers -12 and thereis interposed beand compactly housing the intervening layers.

After such inscription, however, difficulty may be experiencedvinquickly removing the carbon or transfer layers, while retaining as aunit, or group the inscribed layers.

With a view to overcoming difficulties in this connection, it will beobserved that as in Figs. 1 to 3, transfer layers may have a corner oftheir bodies removed as at 15 in order to provide grip escapingapertures. In order to avail oneself of this construction, it isdesirable that portions of the carbon or transfer layers be renderedaccessible for the purpose of gripping the same and effecting theirsegregation. With a view to achieving this, in the figures underconsideration, the inscription layers are formed with openings 16 whichmay be utilized for retaining one or more of the record group inassociation with a binder or le. Obviously, the bottom layer need notnecessarily be perforated, but it is preferred for convenience ofmanufacture that the openings be formed through the entire record.

These openings or opening may be of any desired conguration so long asthey have suicient length or area, in the direction in which the layersare to be projected or displaced, that these layers may be manipulatedaccordingly. In other wards, still referring to the figures lastidentified, assume after inscription that the point of a pencil isdirected through the opening 16 so as to firmly engage the layers oftransfer material and this pencil is thereupon moved sideways. It willbe obvious as in Fig. 2 that the edges of the transfer layers will beprojected. Duringthe foregoing operation, the inscribed layers aregrasped in line with the grip escaping apertures 15. Accordingly, thedisplacement or projection of the transfer layers is in no wiseinterfered with. Thereafter, while maintaining the grip on the inscribedlayers, the projected portions of the transfer layers may be gripped andthese layers may be withdrawn completely from the record, leavinghowever, the inscribed layers properly disposed with respect to eachother or in other words maintained as a group.

In view of the foregoing disclosure, it will be noted that the aperturesor openings 16 are entirely enclosed, that is, they are spaced withinthe edges of the layers'or sheets and do not open through said edges atany point. These openings are thus positioned to avoid mutilation of thesheet edges; they are protected from damage by the intervening areas ofpaper between them and the sheet edges; they may be made relativelysmall, thus avoiding mutilation of the paper and encroachment upon therecord area; and they may be utilized as binding or filing aperturesafter serving their function in sheet separation. Since the openings 16are utilized for separating the record sheets from the carbon ortransfer sheets, they are herein referred to as sheet-separatingopenings. Furthermore, it will be noted that thegrip escaping apertures15 of the transfer sheets are normally aligned, when the sheets are inregister with each other, and with areas of the record sheets, hereintermed grip areas, whereby the record sheets may be selectively grippedto the exclusion of the transfer sheets. The set of openings 16 adjacentto the selective grip escaping apertures or notches 15 are spaced onlyslightly inwardly from the edges of said grip escaping notches. Also,this set of openings is' positioned substantially on a straight linebetween the other set of openings 16-and the grip escaping notches 15.It will, therefore, be seen, as in Fig. 2, that one set of openings 16will be brought into alignment with the grip' escaping notches 15 whenthe transfer sheets are separated in a direction along a straight linebetween openings 16 and notches 15 a distance equal to the diameter ofthe openings 16. Thus, when the pencil or other pointed instrument isinserted as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the sheets separated by thismeans, a distance equal to the diameter of the openings 16, one set ofopenings 16 will thus be brought into alignment with the notches 15. Inthis manner a pencil or other instrument may be inserted into theopenings 16 thus aligned, and through the notches l5, thus holding thesheets in their partially separated position, as shown in Fig. 2. Theprotruding edges of the transfer sheets may subsequentlybe gripped andthe separation of the sheets completed.

In the form of construction shown in Figs. 4 to 6, the grip escapingapertures 17 may be disposed in the record corner opposite from that inwhich they are located in connection with the structure of Figs. 1 to 3.Additionally, the apertures or openings 17 are, instead of being round,oblong. Therefore, by the use of an implement as shown in Fig. 5,sidewise displacement may be achieved and the record parts may besupported in the same manner as that which has been heretoforedescribed. p

Thus, among others, the several objects of the invention as specificallyafore noted are achieved. It will be appreciated that numerous changesin construction and rearrangements of the parts might be resorted towithout departing from the spirit of the invention as dened by theclaims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A record assembly including record sheets in superposed manifoldingrelation with each other, a transfer sheet in interleaved transferrelation with said record sheets, each of said record sheets having asheet separating opening entirely enclosed therein, and said openingsbeing in register with each other and with unapertured areas of saidtransfer sheet when all of said sheets are registered in the assembly,said transfer sheet having a grip escaping aperture opening through itsedge and positioned in the'assembly remote from said sheet separatingopenings and in register with grip areas of said record sheets, each ofsaid record sheets having also a second opening entirely enclosedtherein and spaced from the respective sheet separating openings and inregister with each other when the record sheets are registered, saidsecond openings being positioned in the assembly substantially on astraight line between said sheet separating openings and said gripescaping apertures and being in alignment with the latter when therecord and transfer sheets are separated from each other along saidstraight line a distance equal to the diameter of said sheet separatingopenings, said first and second openings of each record sheet beingequally spaced inwardly a short distance from'one of the sheet marginsto provide a pair of spaced filing apertures for each record sheet.

2. A record assembly including set of record sheets and a set oftransfer sheets in superposed manifolding relation with each other, eachof the sheets of one of said sets having a sheet separating openingentirely enclosed therein and said openings being in register with eachother and with unapertured areas of the other set of sheets' when all ofsaid sheets are registered in the assembly, each of said openings beingpositioned adjacent to but spaced inwardly a short distance from onemargin of its sheet so as to provide a filing aperture for the latter,and each of the sheets of the second of said sets having a grip escapingaperture opening through its edge and positioned in the assembly remotefrom said sheet separating openings and in register with grip areas ofsaid one set of sheets.

3. A record assembly including a transfer sheet between superposedrecord sheets, one of the record sheets having a sheet separatingopening entirely enclosed therein and in register with an unaperturedarea of said transfer sheet, said opening being positioned adjacent tobut spaced inwardly a short distance from one margin of its sheet, saidtransfer sheet having a grip escaping aperture opening through its edgeand positioned in the assembly remote from said sheet separating openingand in register with grip areas of said record sheets.

4. A record assembly including a transfer sheet between superposedrecord sheets, one of the record sheets having a sheet separatingopening entirely enclosed therein and in register with an unaperturedarea of said transfer sheet, said opening being positioned adjacent tobut spaced inwardly a short distance from one margin of its sheet, saidtransfer sheet having a grip escaping aperture opening through its edgeand positioned in the assembly remote from said sheet separating openingand in register with grip areas of said record sheets, two of saidrecord sheets being superposed folds of an integral folded sheet.

SARA JANE BOTTLE, Administratrirc of 4the Estate of Edward Kirby Bottle,Deceased.

